CUTTING A FIELD OF HENDERSON’S SPECIAL GRASS MIXTURE FOR PERMANENT HAY ON ESTATE OF PAUL D. CRAVATH, ESQ., LOCUST VALLEY, L. I. 
EEN ron PERMANENT HAY 
Be Although the most widely cultivated hay grass in the United States is Timothy, or a 
; SUPPLIES GOOD (CROP OF mixture of Timothy and Clover, and while they answer the purpose admirably on farms 
: ; where the soil is suitable and where the usual three and four years’ rotation is carried on, 
atte : yet there are many other grasses which will yield more profitable returns. 
hs : s An acre of HENDERSON’S SPECIAL GRASS MIXTURE FOR PERMANENT HAY 
Se will yield double the quantity of an acre of Timothy and Clover, and the farmer whose 
ou ; land is sown with a proper mixture of Permanent Grasses, requiring only an occasional 
In Dry Seasons when Ordinary | top-dressing of manure or fertilizer to MAINTAIN THEIR HEAVY CROPPING OUAL- 
: ITIES FOR TWENTY YEARS OR MORE, avoids the expense of the yearly plowing and 
Hay fields are Burned eP cultivating, necessary in rotation cropping. ‘ 
io : Hay yields very profitable annual returns at a minimum of labor and expense. 
| 7 i x» | The seed of these Permanent Grasses is more costly than Timothy, and more is 
Vy | Have Had Remarkable Success’. |. tequired per acre, but by reason of their heavy cropping qualities and permanency they soon 
_ “Please quote me price on 120 bushels of repay the extra costand leavea handsome margin for the farmer, when the cost of plowing, 
“Henderson's Special Grass Mixture for Per- harrowing and re-seeding Timothy every three and four years is taken into consideration. 
; manent Hay. As you know | have been using _The grasses used in this Mixture recover quickly after the hay crop is cut, and yield 
this Special Mixture for several years and | ©ither a second crop or pasture in the greatest abundance during the summer and fall 
have had remarkable success with it. My months. Within a few days after cutting, their rich green appearance as compared with 
intention is to have 120 acres in this grass Timothy is a desirable feature, especially in fields close to the house, as it gives a park- 
by next fall. fam going to sow this 120 lawn effect to the surroundings. Sow 3 bushels per acre. Durections in every bag. Price, 
fi. bushels on 40 acres.” | $2.75 per bushel of 14 Ibs.; 50 bushels @ $2.65; 100 bushels @ $2.60. (State whether 
eee area : H L BOWEN wanted for light, medium or heavy soils.) Mixed Permanent Clovers, 10 lbs., sufficient 
: Ba x to sow an acre. (See page 6.) Price, 35c. per lb.; $3.25, 10 Ibs.; $30.00, 100 Ibs. 
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